From Here To Eternity was based on an absolute brick of a book by James Jones – also the author of TheThin Red Line – and tells the story of four people on an Army base on pre-December 7 Hawaii. There is Prewitt (Clift), the stubborn bugler who refuses to box because he accidentally blinded a man some time ago. There is Warden (Lancaster) the pragmatic non-commissioned officer who resists a commission because he doesn’t see himself as one of ‘them’. There is Lorene/Alma (Reed) the ‘hostess’ – read prostitute – Prewitt falls in love with. Finally there is Karen (Kerr), the wife of Warden’s superior, who he risks life and limb to have an affair with. Continue reading →